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Soft Vatrushka with Creamy Filling
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A soft, round Eastern European bread filled with a creamy vanilla-scented cheese filling, perfect for breakfast, snack, or tea time.
00:25:00 total
Serves 6
medium
Breakfast
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Ingredients
- milk - 200 g (for pre-dough and dough)
- all-purpose flour (00 flour) - 460 g (for pre-dough and dough)
- sugar - 95 g (divided between pre-dough, dough, and filling)
- fresh brewer's yeast - 7 g (for pre-dough)
- egg - 3 eggs total (1 whole egg for dough, 1 egg for filling, plus 1 egg yolk for brushing)
- pinch of salt - 1 pinch (for dough)
- butter - 50 g (melted, for dough)
- sunflower seed oil - watch the video to see (for greasing baking tray)
- tworog cheese (or ricotta) - 200 g (typical cheese for filling, can substitute ricotta)
- raisins - 20 g (for filling)
- vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon (for filling)
- milk - 10 g (for brushing)
- icing sugar - to taste (for dusting)
Instructions
- Prepare the pre-dough: In a bowl, mix 100 g warm milk, 60 g flour, 35 g sugar, and 7 g fresh brewer's yeast. Cover with cling film and let rest in a warm place for 15 minutes.
- Make the dough: Transfer the pre-dough to a larger bowl. Add 1 egg, 100 g warm milk, 30 g sugar, a pinch of salt, and 50 g melted butter. Mix well. Sift 400 g flour and add gradually, mixing first with a fork then with hands until smooth dough forms.
- Let the dough rise: Cover the dough with cling film and let it rest for 1 hour in a warm place.
- Prepare the filling: In a bowl, blend 200 g tworog cheese (or ricotta), 30 g sugar, 1 egg, 20 g raisins, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract until smooth.
- Shape and fill the vatrushka: Divide the dough into six equal pieces and form balls. Grease a baking tray with sunflower seed oil. Using the base of a glass, make holes in each dough ball. Place the filling into the holes. Brush the edges with a mixture of milk and egg yolk.
- Bake: Bake in a static oven at 180°C (356°F) for 25 minutes.
- Finish and serve: Dust the baked vatrushki with icing sugar and serve warm.
